Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complete, whole |
| Synonyms: | absolute, all, choate, consolidated, continuous, full, gross, intact, integral, integrated, outright, perfect, plenary, sound, thorough, total, unbroken, undamaged, undiminished, undivided, unified, unimpaired, uninjured, unmarked, unmarred, unmitigated, unreserved, unrestricted, untouched |
| Antonyms: | abridged, incomplete, limited, part |
| Main Entry: | gross |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obvious, apparent |
| Synonyms: | absolute, arrant, blatant, capital, complete, downright, egregious, excessive, exorbitant, extreme, flagrant, glaring, grievous, heinous, immoderate, inordinate, manifest, out-and-out, outrageous, outright, perfect, plain, rank, serious, shameful, sheer, shocking, unmitigated, unqualified, utter |
| Antonyms: | hidden, modified, obscured, vague |
| Main Entry: | mere |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nothing more; absolute |
| Synonyms: | bald, bare, blunt, common, complete, entire, insignificant, little, minor, plain, poor, pure, pure and simple, sheer, simple, small, stark, unadorned, unadulterated, unmitigated, unmixed, utter, very |
| Main Entry: | out-and-out |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complete |
| Synonyms: | absolute, arrant, consummate, downright, full, outright, perfect, thorough, thoroughgoing, through-and-through, total, uncompromising, undiminished, unmitigated, unqualified, utter, whole |
| Main Entry: | outright |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complete, unconditional |
| Synonyms: | absolute, all, arrant, consummate, definite, direct, downright, entire, flat, gross, out-and-out, perfect, positive, pure, straightforward, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, undeniable, unequivocal, unmitigated, unqualified, utter, whole, wholesale |
| Antonyms: | ambiguous, conditional, hesitating, incomplete, indefinite, provisional |
| Main Entry: | perfect |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | whole, intact |
| Synonyms: | absolute, choate, complete, completed, consummate, downright, entire, finished, flawless, full, gross, integral, out-and-out, outright, positive, rank, sheer, simple, sound, unadulterated, unalloyed, unblemished, unbroken, undamaged, unimpaired, unmitigated, unmixed, unqualified, utter |
| Antonyms: | broken, imperfect, incomplete, part, unfinished |
| Main Entry: | positive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | definite, certain |
| Synonyms: | absolute, actual, affirmative, assured, categorical, clear, clear-cut, cocksure, cold*, complete, conclusive, concrete, confident, consummate, convinced, decided, decisive, direct, downright, explicit, express, factual, firm, forceful, forcible, genuine, hard, inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefutable, out-and-out, outright, perfect, rank, real, specific, sure, thorough, thoroughgoing, unambiguous, undeniable, unequivocal, unmistakable, unmitigated |
| Notes: | positive is the ordinary form of a word, with comparative conveying the sense of greater intensity of the adjective and superlative reflecting the greatest intensity of the adjective |
| Antonyms: | doubtful, indefinite, negative, uncertain, unsure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absolute, utter |
| Synonyms: | blasted, blessed*, complete, confounded, infernal, mere, out-and-out, sheer, thorough, unmitigated, unqualified |
| Antonyms: | indefinite, uncertain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rank |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | utter, absolute |
| Synonyms: | arrant, blatant, capital, complete, conspicuous, consummate, downright, egregious, excessive, extravagant, flagrant, glaring, gross, noticeable, outright, outstanding, perfect, positive, rampant, sheer, thorough, total, undisguised, unmitigated |
| Antonyms: | indefinite |
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